Five years have passed since that unforgettable morning. I rarely have nightmares anymore, but I still miss Mom. She was my best friend, my laughing buddy. One day, we’ll be reunited, and we’ll laugh again.

Please enjoy my blog this week about a young woman named Jamie. I’ve known Jamie most of her life, but in the past five years, our relationship has been different. Read below why….. There’s a sadness in her eyes…. Click here: http://nowwhat.cog7.org/learning-to-laugh-again/ See you next week! ...

Together, Jim and I facilitate a grief group at our church. Some who attend are members. Others are not. We do this because we believe God has called us to help others. Why? Because we’ve both experienced great loss and know what it is to walk the road of grief. This session is filled with people very new and raw in their loss. My heart aches for them and I would like to take away their pain, but I know that is not...

She was big…. She was a big girl. Twenty-five feet long with bulging sides. Her awning powered out itself–all you had to do was push a button. She was fully equipped with a stove, refrigerator (with freezer), full bathroom, a bed that was always made up. She was cozy when stormy outside. She was reliable. Sometimes. She faithfully took us more than 35,000 miles across our beautiful country. ...

I share stories…. I’m working on a new book, tentatively called, Remarriage…Joys and Challenges…Lessons Learned. I just finished the first draft. If any of you are writers, you know I’ve just begun! But I’m excited I’ve done the first round. There will be many more rounds of writing in the next few months. In the book, I share our stories–before and after we marry and then...